21: Destroying Snake Valley

"Ji Mo, you don't need to call us Senior anymore; it makes us feel quite ashamed. My name is Zhang Yuanshan. I am a few years older than you, so just call me Brother Shan."

Zhang Yuanshan said, then pointed to the man holding a long halberd beside him and introduced, "This is Ji Yunlin."

Then, he pointed to the man who had previously cast the spirit energy shield and said, "This is Qiao Cheng."

Finally, his gaze fell on the man who had been critically injured and dying, but having taken a Medicinal Pill, was now awake, though leaning against a tree due to extreme weakness.

"This is our big brother, Xiao Feng. As for this one, I don't need to introduce her much—Nangong Xue'er."

"Sister Xue, big brothers, how did you end up in the Wushuang Mountain Range, and why were you fighting this Great Strength Stone Ape? There doesn't seem to be anything on this Yao Beast worth you all aiming for, right?" Ji Mo asked, casting his gaze toward Nangong Xue'er and Zhang Yuanshan with confusion.

Hearing this, everyone gave a bitter smile. It was Nangong Xue'er who spoke first to explain:

"It's like this, Ji Mo. I am preparing to break through to the Innate realm recently and need to refine a Medicinal Pill, but this pill is still missing one main ingredient. These few are all members of our team, so they accompanied me to gather the medicine. At first, everything went very smoothly, and the medicinal herb was successfully obtained."

As she spoke, she carefully took out a Spirit Medicine from her storage space. The Spirit Medicine was fiery red, like a scorching little sun; it was the "Blazing Sun Fruit."

"Unexpectedly, this medicinal herb was guarded by this Great Strength Stone Ape. You saw everything that happened afterward. If you hadn't arrived in time to save us, our team would have truly perished here today."

Nangong Xue'er said, looking at Ji Mo with glistening eyes; her eyes seemed to shimmer with starlight, full of gratitude and admiration.

"Ji Mo, you saved all our lives; this Spirit Medicine should rightfully belong to you."

Nangong Xue'er said, and without hesitation, she handed the Spirit Medicine in her hand to Ji Mo.

Seeing this, Ji Mo hurriedly declined, saying:

"Sister Xue, there's really no need. It is enough for me to take the corpse of this Stone Ape; this Spirit Medicine is truly of no use to me."

After speaking, Ji Mo took out several Healing Pills he had refined himself from his Storage Pouch and distributed them to everyone, saying:

"These are Healing Pills I refined myself. You all should take them to heal your injuries, and I will act as your Protector on the side."

Everyone looked hesitant; after all, they had just been saved by Ji Mo, so they felt embarrassed to accept his pills.

"Everyone, don't decline! I have plenty of these pills and am not short of them; I just refine them whenever I find Spirit Medicine."

Hearing this, they no longer declined and took the Medicinal Pills. They put the pills into their mouths, then sat cross-legged, circulated their spirit energy, and began to heal.

A quarter of an hour later, they slowly opened their eyes, full of surprise, and looked at Ji Mo in unison.

"Ji Mo, the effect of your pills is extraordinary; it's actually better than the Healing Pills we buy in the city."

Especially Xiao Feng, who had been critically injured earlier; he was now able to stand up and move around on his own, as if his injuries had largely healed.

"Thank you, little brother! You saved all our lives. In the future, as long as you have any requests, we will go through fire and water for you, without hesitation!" Xiao Feng said gratefully, his tone full of boldness and determination.

The others nodded as well, their eyes revealing sincere affection.

Judging from Xiao Feng's style, he was clearly a bold and righteous person; no wonder he could be the big brother of the group.

"Brother Xiao, you are too polite. Brother Shan and Sister Xue have been kind to me; if it weren't for their care, I wouldn't have been able to join the Peerless Sect, nor would there be today's events." Ji Mo said sincerely.

"Hahaha! Let's stop thanking each other here. It is because of your own outstanding talent that you have today's achievements. Sister Xue and I merely helped things along. It is your life-saving grace today that we will never forget! This cause and effect truly seem to be divinely ordained." Zhang Yuanshan laughed heartily, and the others followed suit, the atmosphere suddenly becoming relaxed and harmonious.

Ji Mo secretly thought to himself that these people did not abandon each other in life-and-death situations, so their character was truly good, and he was genuinely willing to befriend them.

After chatting for a while, Ji Mo took the Opportunity to ask some questions and gained a deeper understanding of the Wushuang Mountain Range.

"Ji Mo, what are your plans next? Are you coming back to Wushuang City with us?" Nangong Xue'er asked.

"Sister Xue, you all go back first. I plan to continue my training and complete a few Sect tasks."

"Oh, alright then!" Nangong Xue'er looked a bit disappointed, but still said to Ji Mo, "Then you must be careful!"

After parting ways with everyone, Ji Mo embarked on his own journey.

After some thought, Ji Mo decided to head to the nearest task location.

It is said that a Spirit Medicine called "Dragon Breath Fruit" grows there.

Legend has it that the place where this fruit grows was once a place where a Divine Dragon descended. The land was tainted with the rich aura of the Dragon, and after countless years of Opportunity, it finally gave birth to this miraculous Dragon Breath Fruit.

The place where this Dragon Breath Fruit grows is a location known as Snake Valley.

Because the land where the Dragon descended naturally exudes a special aura, it has a huge attraction to snake-type Yao Beasts, like a giant magnet.

The ultimate goal of the evolution of snake-type Yao Beasts is to transform into Jiao and then Dragons, and being in the place where the Dragon descended seems to be more conducive to them achieving this transformation.

Over time, this land gradually formed Snake Valley.

There are countless snake-type Yao Beasts in the valley, layered on top of each other, like a surging black ocean.

Through that fierce battle with the Great Strength Stone Ape, Ji Mo deeply realized just how formidable a Physical Body that is pure to the extreme can be.

A bold idea sprouted in his mind—exterminating Snake Valley.

The Yao Beasts in Snake Valley generally have a cultivation level of around level three. With Ji Mo's current strength, he is not afraid of them attacking in groups.

If he could refine all the Yao Beasts in Snake Valley into monster beast pills to strengthen his own Physical Body, and then return to the Sect to exchange for a Physical Body Cultivation Technique, his strength would definitely become extremely terrifying.

Thinking of this, Ji Mo's eyes flashed with excitement, and he impulsively circulated his footwork, like a black lightning bolt, speeding toward the direction of Snake Valley.

Along the way, Ji Mo's steps were light and steady, and his Lightness Skill was displayed to the fullest.

His figure was agile, weaving freely through the mountains and forests like a ghost, leaving only blurred afterimages behind.

As Ji Mo approached Snake Valley, the air gradually began to fill with a cold and damp aura, mixed with a faint fishy stench.

The surrounding trees looked increasingly twisted and strange, their branches intertwined like monsters baring their fangs and brandishing claws.

The ground was covered with snake skins of various sizes, reflecting a strange luster under the mottled light and shadow, as if telling of the danger in this area.

Ji Mo did not retreat at all; instead, he became more cautious.

He quietly circulated his spirit energy throughout his body, every pore seeming to open, keenly sensing the movements around him.

Finally, Ji Mo arrived at the edge of Snake Valley.

The scene before him made him gasp. He saw dense crowds of snake-type Yao Beasts entrenched in the valley.

Some were as thick as buckets, others as thin as embroidery needles, they coiled and writhed around each other, making a "hissing" sound, as if it were a movement of death.

Ji Mo quickly weighed the situation and decisively put his long sword back into its scabbard.

In this chaotic situation with a tide of snakes, rushing in with a long sword was clearly not the best strategy.

His mind suddenly moved, and the heaven and earth creation bell shot toward the center of Snake Valley like a golden meteor.

The bell bloomed with ten thousand rays of golden light, illuminating the entire Snake Valley as if it were daytime.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three consecutive deafening bell tolls suddenly rang out, like three claps of thunder exploding over Snake Valley.

Three layers of terrifying sound waves centered on the bell, like a surging tsunami, spread madly in all directions.

Wherever the sound waves passed, the dense snake-type Yao Beasts on the trees fell to the ground like dumplings, dying on the spot.

Under this round of attacks, the snake Yao Beasts below level three were wiped out, all of them dying suddenly.

Immediately after, the heaven and earth creation bell exploded into dots of golden light, like a dense golden rain curtain, covering the corpses of all the snake Yao Beasts on the ground.

In just a moment, the refining was declared complete, and the dots of golden light re-gathered and combined, turning back into the heaven and earth creation bell, steadily hovering above Ji Mo's head.

Looking at the mountain of monster beast pills in the space of the heaven and earth creation bell, Ji Mo could not hide the smile on his face, his mouth almost stretching to his ears.

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Snake Valley in his heart; wasn't this like a dungeon specifically tailored for him!